CBS Sneak Peek: Swingers, Geeks and Vampires, Oh My!
CBS on Monday began tipping its hand, ordering several new shows.
On the drama front, there is
Cane, starring
NYPD Blue alum
Jimmy Smits as the head of a Latin-American family in the rum biz;
Moonlight (FKA
Twilight), starring
Alex O'Loughlin as a P.I. who is, by the way, a vampire;
Viva Laughlin, a
Hugh Jackman-produced import of a BBC series, concerning a family man who dreams of opening a casino in Laughlin, Nevada; and
Swingtown, an
Ice Storm-esque look at couples swapping partners in the '70s.
The laffer bound for the Eye is
The Big Bang Theory, starring
Roseanne's
Johnny Galecki and
Jim Parsons as science geeks who befriend a party girl, (
8 Simple Rules'
Kaley Cuoco).
CBS presents its full schedule on Wednesday. -
Matt Webb Mitovich
